WHAT THE DOG TAUGHT ME

Image courtesy of: www.Pixabay.com   

Today the dog taught me a lesson.

No.  That is not the dog.  I must have left the flash off

on my camera and the dog's picture was awful.  So, I

used good old Pixabay again.

There is the most friendly old dog you ever met at

a family camp where I donate maintenance work.

I do not know what kind it is.  It is a whole lot like

a Labrador, but it's just a big old dog dog.

A short time back apparently someone shot it in a

back leg probably with a 22.  The vet would have

put it down.  But the dog was not complaining.  So

we now have a very friendly old crippled dog.

It was very unusual today, but I was the only one

on the camp grounds.  So when the old dog heard 

me at the shop, guess who showed up.  Yep, the 

crippled dog.

After loading a bunch of tools in my truck I drove

up to the Fort, perhaps a quarter of a mile away.

After working for a while I was in an upstairs 

apartment when I heard a dog whine.  You guessed

it.  That poor old crippled dog had hobbled up the 

hill just to be with me.

After finishing up at the Fort it was time to go back

to the shop.  You guessed it again.  Here came the 

old crippled dog wanting to be with me.

The lesson.

If I wanted to be with God half as much as that

old dog wanted to be with me - the devil himself

could not slow me down.

"Draw near to God and He will draw

near to you."

(James 4:8 NASB)

LEARNING FROM MOLLY

No.  This is not Molly.  This is a critter I found in the back yard 

that was willing to have her picture taken. Molly is the neighbor's 

dog.  Molly lives across the road.  And, Molly is about the most

friendly and lovable dog I have ever met.  In fact, Molly is entirely

 toooo friendly.  Molly truly wants to live up here on our porch. 

Also, Molly needs a bath really, really, really bad.

That is why my wife and daughter keep trying to run Molly

off.  She stinks up the porch and it's chairs.  But you know as

well as I, that all the yelling at Molly, and all the gestures

made to Molly - mean nothing.

My wife and daughter do not understand that all the talk and

gesturing do not make sense to a dog.  A dog is just like us.

They have ears to hear with.  Also a dog has eyes to see with.

But that is only so many facts stored in their pea brain.  Again,

just like us.

What people do not understand is that the "wisdom applicator"

needs to be activated so the dog understands what all the noise 

is about.  Again, just like us. [The "wisdom applicator" is that

module in us that takes the facts stored in our hard drive - pea

brain - and computes the facts allowing us to respond properly

to the facts.]

So, in Molly's case, I activated her "wisdom applicator".  That

explains why these are not Molly's pictures.

Just like in us, the "wisdom applicator" sensors are located just

ahead of the tail, above the legs.  Another thing that people do 

not understand is that these sensors are activated by a sudden 

impulse or jolt. Just like the crash sensors in your car,  you have to 

bang on them hard to make them activate the "wisdom applicator"

Now in Molly's case, this was easy.  The soft end of a broom 

only had to be applied to her "wisdom applicator" sensors about

 twice.  Molly is a very smart

dog.

Hey!  That's the same way God tries to get our attention.

"My child, pay attention when the LORD corrects you,

and do not be discouraged when he rebukes you.

Because the LORD corrects everyone he loves,

and punishes everyone he accepts as a child."

(Hebrews 12:5-6 TEV)

"Those who spare the rod hate their children,

but those who love them are diligent to

discipline them."

(Proverbs 13:24 NRSV)